UN report: Yemen faces the 'worst cholera outbreak'

  • 7 years ago
Yemen is currently facing the worst cholera outbreak in the world, according to a United Nations report. Unicef and the World Health Organization estimated that there are more than 200,000 cases of cholera in the country. Approximately 1,300 people have died from the disease, one-quarter of whom are children. Yemen's health and sanitation systems are collapsing after two years of war between government forces and rebels.

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